The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

The folks at Monticello are launching a book club aimed at reminding us that we once sought to overthrow would-be kings.

How the University of Iowa's Center for the Book played a major hand in protecting the United States' founding documents.

Jefferson and Adams ensured that the Declaration captured the hearts of Americans with different religious sensibilities.

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

The Declaration also says that all men are created equal and have been endowed by their creator with unalienable rights.

And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the ...

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

What can Americans of good will from left and right do for the coming anniversary? They can turn to the text of the ...

Discover why the Declaration of Independence remains America's most vital document as we approach the nation's 250th ...